Vocab
Priviliged Communications
Patients' Rights
Advanced Directives
Ethics
100
Obilgation that are understood without verbally expressed terms
What is implied contracts
100
Confidential information from a patient
What is priviliged communications
100
a patient/resident with enough information can refuse care/treatment.
What is Right to Refuse
100
Legal document that allow individuals to state what medical treatment they want or do not want
What is an advance directive
100
A set of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong
What is Ethics
200
A contract that is not performed according to agreement
What is breach of contract
200
A record that contain information about the care provided to the patient
What is health care record
200
the factors of care that patients can expect to receive
What is Patient's Rights
200
Document that allows individuals to state what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life
What is a living will
200
The act or pratice of killing somone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent any more suffering
What is Euthanasia
300
A person working undr the employer
What is an agent
300
Establish standards to protect health information
What is HIPAA
300
Refers to the individual's right to choose and the ability to act on that choice
What is Autonomy
300
Permitting an individual to make any decisions regarding health care if you should become unable to make decisions
What is a durable power of attorney
300
use of sedative medications in increasing doses to achieve a desired level of sedation as a means to relieve suffering.
What is palliative sedation
400
Minors (individuals under legal age), mentally incompetent persons, individuals under the infleuence of drugs, or semiconscious/unconscious person
What is legal disability
400
Who can authorize release of health care information
What is the patient
400
A list rights that under federal regulations, all nursing homes are required by law to have
What is Resident's Bill of Rights
400
A federal law that mandates that all health care facilities receive any type of federal aide comply with a list of requirements
What is Patient Self-Determination Act
400
guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities in a manner consistent with quality in nursing care and the ethical obligations of the profession.
What is COde of Ethics
500
Offer, Acceptance, Consideration
What is the three parts of the contract
500
HIPAA stands for
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
500
list of the patient's rights promulgated by the American Hospital Association.
What is Patient's BIll of Rights
500
Intructs mediacal personnel not to perform life-saving measures
What is an DNR
500
a person who speaks up for or acts on behalf of the client
What is an advocate
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